Cesar’s Way Magazine (Feb.) on the Chet and Bernie Series

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Good morning Gang! And a very Happy Friday (best day of the week ioo). We really really like that review, especially the line about how Chet is much smarter and more insightful. We would have preferred the correct term “partner” rather than sidekick, but other than that, we are very pleased with this one.
(The Raymond Chandler part we can’t really judge since we never read those.)

Just got caught up on all that we missed on yesterday/last night’s posts after we zoned out.
G&BB, HURRAY for your dad ringing out! and also for his great work support group.
Zoe, another transfusion? She must be seriously short on iron. Is she still scheduled to begin pt tomorrow?
YSAS OUT OUT OUT !!!(of course we already knew that when Kat landed in the Big Bed and the rents both let out a big OOF in the middle of the night).

A good review but two comments. First, the review is of AFOC but the book pictured is TDWKTM. Second, as we have come to know, the reference in the sub-heading to “Spayed” is inaccurate in at least two respects.

G&BB, can’t wait to read your news. It will have to be this afternoon.

Got a call from Zoë at 7 am. She was at the hospital and they had lost the paperwork.
I called the doctor’s office, left a message. I called the Rehab person and explained what was going on. She said, “She’s not coming back without that transfusion! She NEEDS it.” So she called the doctor’s office and the hospital.
I called the hospital and got clear what was missing. Some permit that the doctor signs and they hadn’t received it.
I called the doctor’s office and said I know it wasn’t their fault (hospital looses a lot of FAXs) but how was this being handled. Zoë’ doc wasn’t there but the one on call had called the hospital and explained that a hospitalist would have to do it.
I called where she was, and listened to the person explain she was now waiting for a hospitalist. I asked to talk to Zoe and told her what was going on.
I called the Rehab place and left a message they had done everything right and thank you very much.

Bee or Barb, you both talked about The Forgotten Garden, and one of you mentioned that it was by the same writer as The House at Riverton, which we read and remember liking. We have been trying to decide what next to read now that we finally finished the great Civil War history tome by James McPherson. Sounds like you both recommend The Forgotten Garden?

Sammie!…Yes, Neil Med – thats just the thing for sinus’s and supposedly it does not hurt at all…grunt!…One would think shooting warm saline up one side of yer nostril and having it come out the other side would, but I guess it doesn’t…heh!sneeze!

Melanie: you amaze me. I recall when my parents were elderly and were occasionally in the hospital, one really had to stay on top of things. I always wondered what people do when they don’t have family members to help or don’t have family members near by.

On a lighter note: What will they think of next? Would you wear a tail that reacts to your heartbeat and wags when you are happy? The inventor is still trying to find investors for production. It is described as
“Tailly is fun to wear to parties, while out with friends or playing with kids. You could even wear Tailly on a date and express your true feelings through the wagging tail. Even better, your partner could also wear one for the both of you to add a level of subconscious communication between the two of you.”

Oley, Are you talking about the James McPherson Civil War book that weighs about 10 lbs? It is like a college text book, and the very one that brother Dave wanted for Christmas. It is only available in paperback if you buy it new, so we ordered it thru B & N and received a hardcover book from a book store in Portland. That is the book that we mentioned was going to cost $23.00 to mail priority mail. Hard cover has been out of publication for awhile.

B&M, it is probably the same althought James McPherson has written a lot of Civil War history books. The one we read was Battle Cry of Freedom. It was very large but since we read it on our Kindle, we weren’t intimidated by its size so much. It is a wealth of information … much different perspective than Mom ever had in any history classes in h.s. or college. And the similarities to today are astounding. Mom doesn’t read very much in the winter as she finds it easier to curl up in front of t.v. after work/chores/dinner. She reads much much more in summber because she is always outdoors then.

CHobbit – Mama said she would much rather have a Wrotten Kat style of tail. Then when she got miffed with someone, maybe they would notice the slashing tail BEFORE she had to blow up and shred them into a grease spot

Barb, Mom really loved that book, even thought it is huge. It is the very best civil war book she has read (and she has read many). The way she heard about it was from an article she read that asked various historians for their favorite books on Lincoln. Surprisingly, Doris Kearns Goodwin (our very fav historian) gave this one as her favorite history book on Lincoln because “that shows how Lincoln prevailed under pressure during the Civil War”. Here is the full article:http://www.npr.org/2012/04/10/149871122/best-books-and-surprising-insights-on-lincoln

Another fait accompli. YSAS’s photo says it all.
CHobbit: As the HerbKats have pointed out – the tail is a most important method of communication. Perhaps the 2-leggeds would find them useful.
Melanie: That last line in your earlier post reminds us of a certain Inspector Clouseau.

Youse guys will like this. Momma just told me about a dream she had 2 nights ago. We were living in a city neighborhood. Momma was letting us (Howlers? Smoochers?) out for the day. She watched as we single-filed down the stoop steps, and she noticed that I had a bag attached to my side. Think messenger-type bag. She looked closer and could see that I was wearing my harness and that is how my bag, with all of my supplies, was attached.
What does this mean? Am I getting a new little bag, like Belly Star’s pink sparkly one?

Lincoln!…snort!…Doris Kearns Goodwin is an exellant writer. I do believe she wrote the book used for part of the Lincoln film that someone here wants to see very badly…grunt!

Water!…If you use plain water for a sinus rinse be prepared to experience more pain than you ever thought possible in your face…heh!heh!…I’ve witnessed this happen one time when someone forgot to add the saline part…chorkel!

Snowhook!…Okay, where do we stand on all the fund raising campaigns for Snowhook?…snort!…Beau just informed me that our treatie funds have been re-stocked, so that means I have some cold hard cash to throw around from his fund…heh!heh!

The Shake your Booty fund stands at 900.00 dollars, or 900 booties. Our original goal is 2000 and I am checking with Rebecca to see if that has changed because of the weather. I will let you know of any changes. Meanwhile, please remember to SHAKE YOUR BOOTY!

Rose, I did change my avatar about a few weeks ago. You are the only one who noticed, but since I don’t post very much (Alice is so busy on the blog I hardly get a chance) I am not surprised that no one noticed.

Funding, you ask?
So far, we have fully sponsored 2 Snowhook Doggies: Twig and Orion, thanks to the Amazing and Awesome Drew Sisters.
We have begun sponsorship of our 3rd Snowhook teammember: Charlie (he of the earodynamic floppy ears). We need $300 more to complete his sponsorship. Come on, Plunderers! Help get Charlie to the Iditarod Start!!!

Zoe has color in her face and it’s not grey, black, blue, yellow or green. She has roses in her cheeks!

Riö, please thank Beau for the start of the checkpoint. Though you may clean his butt. I clean enough butts here. At this stage I think it should be named . . GET SOME SLEEP checkpoint.

After delivering clothes and such to Zoë and remarking on her blushing beauty, I came home to find Jesse with 1st degree chemical burns on his hands. We have no idea how he got them. I don’t use ANYTHING that would cause this, but I’m being very careful. Got him home. Came back and started washing everything that he cleaned with today. I have the dog room door open to the outside.

Rio: I often get you and my Lady mixed up. The resemblance is uncanny.

I have shown Lefty and Charlie the ways of the quilt. Both started feeling less than tip-top yesterday. My Lady is working from home today so the Giant could go into town to work; she has been keeping a close eye on them all day. Both had an appetite this morning. That made her happy which makes me happy.

My computer is out of the ICU. What was wrong with it is interesting: It seems there is a battery in it that takes care of the time and date. The battery died and when that happens, Windows won’t run on the computer.

We are making good progress on the checkpoints and bootie fund!! WOO WOO

If they made beef flavored yogurt—that would be my favorite. Today I, with Annabelle’s help, made off with beef my mama was going to give to everyone this morning. I’ve had beef burps all day. Worth it.

Clarification!….grunt!…I do NOT and WILL NOT EVER clean Beau’s butt…grump!sniff!…My friend however has to do the dirty deed every now and then especially if it was a very large bush he decided to cartwheel up and poop on during our walks….wheeze!…He used to get all pug-vicious and try and bite the wet towel or my friend…heh!…Now it seems like he enjoys it….gah!

The last checkpoint has been sponsored in honor of Rescues everywhere. Many of the Plunderers are rescues or involved in rescue organizations and Snowhook Kennels is no stranger to rescues. This checkpoint is now open for donations!
That makes all the checkpoints claimed for sponsorship.
WhoooHooooo! Go Snowhook! Plunder On!

Woohoo! A checkpoint is snagged in honor of the rescues! What is a rescue? This morning when my mama was doing chores, I tackled her. I hugged her. She hugged me back. It’s kind of our thing. She called me Grateful, not a rescue. She calls Elmer and Florence, my friends from our before-place, Grateful, too. Is Grateful the same as Rescue?

A rescue checkpoint! Woo Hooo! Mama Meash told me I was rescued. Rescued from what, I asked? She said I was rescued from a life not my own. She told me that Sasha, Dima, and she were all rescued from the same sort of life…not their own. So count us in on that there checkpoint, Awesome!

AJ is still in town, so my Lady is putting back on her chore suit and heading out to do the evening chores of feed, water, scoop and love. Annabelle and I are taking bets of how much more meat we can procure.

I just had lots of cheese, Tenzing. Mmmm good. Momma says my bag was not sparkly, but maybe denim. She said I’m a practical girl, whatever that means. Tomorrow, she is taking me to get my paw fixed. It has been hurting for awhile and tonight became inflamed between my toes. Wish me luck.

Dawson!…It might take practice…snort!…I know that someone here would have trouble with saline going down her throat if her sinus’s were swollen or sumthing…grunt!…She really should rinse hers again because of all the flu going around…sniff!…Rinsing your sinus’s along with taking Airborn at the first sign of trouble really prevents some nasty bugs in humans…..wheeze!…My friend washes her paws A LOT too….gurgle!

Alice: My Lady wore her heavy, winter chore suit that is ripped, covered in dog fur, and smells like each and everyone of us. She probably should have worn the carhart coveralls, becasue she just got back in from chores and is sweating! Her hair was straight when she went out and is curly and frizzy when she came back inside.

Annabelle and I were thwarted in our efforts to procure more beef tonight. Our Lady, channeled her inner-AJ and took the ax to the five pound block of beef and before we knew it the beef was in the buckets and out of our reach. It would have been a thing of beauty, except I deducted points for not getting any beef in my belly.

OMY-DAWG!….snort!…Very very excited to be boxed up by professional boxers and sent up North to Alaska…snort!snort!…I’m dying to try it all Raw!….Wooooo!…I could even roll in it and wrap those chicken skins around me…heh!heh!..burp!

Tenzing!…Now you are tawkin’ my language…snort!…My fair share, that’s all I want of everything….grunt!…How hard is that for everybody?…Gah!…I’ve got Mission Paperwork to attend to….sniff!…What could be worse on a friday night?…grump!

Without!…That would be the worst…heh!…Luckily, I always have a secret stash nearby…sniff!sniff!…It might be a long night, but I will get through it somehow…burp!fart!sneeze!…Signing off now from Mission Headquarters….wheeze!

Mama says we are much better at expressing her feelings tonight. Tails lashing, hissing and spitting, claws fully extended, she says “&$)(&)/(:)$ Windows 8 was created by a sadistic nincompoop who had delusions of Mac-ability. “.

She went to her computer lesson today only to find that the tutor didn’t know 8 at all – hadn’t even seen it before. And she was astounded at how non-intuitive it is. It takes 4 steps to do some if the basic tasks that take one step in the old system. For example – there is a “mail” window on the start page. If you go there for your email and have something that you want to print out, you have to copy it, then open Word, paste it into a blank document, then print that. WHAT???
AND – you can’t see emails that are more than 2 weeks old in that window …. even if you have put them in a folder.
The designer of 8 is a blithering idiot!

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